Daniel 6

1 Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

1 大流士决定设立一百二十个总督治理全国。

2 and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

2 总督之上设三个总长，负责管理总督，以维护王的统治，但以理是其中之一。

3 Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

3 因为但以理有非凡的心智，远超过其他总长和总督，王便考虑让他治理全国。

4 Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

4 于是，其他总长和总督想在但以理的政务中找把柄控告他，却找不到任何把柄或过失，因为他诚实可靠，毫无过失。

5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

5 最后他们说：“除非我们从但以理上帝的律法下手，否则找不到指控他的把柄。”

6 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

6 于是，这些总长和总督齐来见王，说：“愿大流士王万岁！

7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

7 所有总长、行政官、总督、谋士和省长都认为王应该颁布诏书并实施一道禁令，三十天内，任何人不得向王以外的神明或人祷告，违者必被扔进狮子坑。

8 Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

8 王啊，求你颁布并签署这道禁令，使之不可更改，正如玛代人和波斯人的律令是不可更改的。”

9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

9 于是大流士王签署了这道禁令。

10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

10 但以理知道王签署禁令后，就回到家里，他楼上房间的窗户朝向耶路撒冷。他像往常一样每日三次跪下向上帝祷告、感恩。

11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

11 那些官员一同来了，发现但以理向他的上帝祷告、祈求，

12 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”

12 便去见王，提及王的禁令，说：“王啊，你不是签署禁令，三十天内，任何人不得向王以外的神明或人祷告，违者必被扔进狮子坑吗？”王说：“确有此事，按照玛代人和波斯人的律令，这禁令不可更改。”

13 Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

13 他们对王说：“王啊，被掳来的犹大人但以理不理会你和你的禁令，仍一日三次向他的上帝祈祷。”

14 As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

14 王听了这些话，十分愁烦，一心想救但以理，直到日落都在筹划解救之道。

15 Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

15 那些人齐来见王，说：“王啊，要知道按照玛代人和波斯人的律令，王颁布的禁令和律例是不可更改的。”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

16 王便下令把但以理带来扔进狮子坑。他对但以理说：“愿你一直事奉的上帝拯救你！”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.

17 有人搬来一块石头封住坑口，王用他和大臣的印加封，使惩办但以理的事不可更改。

18 Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

18 王回宫后，整夜禁食，拒绝娱乐，无法入睡。

19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions.

19 次日黎明，王起来匆忙赶往狮子坑，

20 When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

20 到了坑边，凄声呼喊但以理：“永活上帝的仆人但以理啊，你一直事奉的上帝有没有救你脱离狮子的口？”

21 Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

21 但以理对王说：“愿王万岁！

22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

22 我的上帝差遣天使封住了狮子的口，不让它们伤害我，因为我在上帝面前是清白的。王啊，我在你面前也没有过错。”

23 The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

23 王非常高兴，便命人把但以理从坑中拉上来。于是，但以理从坑中被拉了上来，他因为信靠他的上帝，身上毫无损伤。

24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

24 王下令把那些恶意控告但以理的人及其儿女妻子都带来，扔进狮子坑。他们还没到坑底，狮子便扑上去，咬碎了他们的骨头。

25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.

25 后来，大流士王传谕境内的各族、各邦、各语种的人，说：“愿你们大享平安！

26 I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

26 我下令，我统治的国民都要敬畏但以理的上帝， “因为祂是永活长存的上帝， 祂的国度永不灭亡， 祂的统治直到永远。

27 He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

27 祂庇护、拯救， 在天上地下行神迹奇事， 救但以理脱离狮子的口。”

28 So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

28 因此，在大流士和波斯人塞鲁士执政期间，但以理凡事亨通。